Friday, September 2, 2011

All of the visitors intending to impress the glory and magnificence of the Angkor temples base themselves in Siem Reap town, where all the tourism services are centered. From all kinds and ranges of accommodation to all tastes of restaurants and bars, from all types souvenir shops to internet cafes, and more; Siem Reap town has it all.

We, at Yaklom Angkor Lodge, and Sawasdee Food Garden are honored to be one of your choices in Siem Reap during your Angkor discovery.

We are environmental friendly! At Sawasdee Food Garden and Yaklom Anglor Lodge, in trying to minimise the number of mosquitoes we are employing some biological control. Such as : little ponds scattered around our place are stocked with little fish that eat the larvae of mosquito! We think that we cannot get rid of all the mosquitoes, but the number should be reduced to some extent, especially the tiger mosquitoes.

We will be most grateful to receive inquiry from you via e-mail: yaklomrep@yahoo.com and sawasdeesr@gmail.com should you need further information that might be lacking in this website.
And we will be more than happy to be part of your visit to this historic kingdom.

Situated in the quiet area in the heart of Siem Reap town, our little boutique guesthouse offers 10 private cottages that are nestled in the lush tropical garden. If you would like staying amidst the greenery, but still in the heart of Siem Reap town, Yaklom Angkor Lodge is probably your best choice at this range of accommodation for your visit to Angkor.
Yaklom Angkor Lodge is located on the eastern side of Siem Reap river and just about 200 meters from the royal residence and the city park. In fact, our place is within walking distance to everywhere in the town.

Like traditional Khmer house, each cottage is built separately on stilt from the ground. A room of each cottage features : two 1.2m beds or one double bed, full air conditioning, well stocked refrigerator, multi-channel cable TV, private bathroom with hot water shower, and private terrace with fan. Some reading materials are provided in-room to give you some introductions to Cambodia and the temples of Angkor. A combination of some of Khmer handicraft and hilltribe decors is used in decorating the room.

double bed room

twin bed room

Our garden restaurant -Sawasdee Food Garden- offers authentic traditional Thai cuisine during lunch and dinner. Guests of Yaklom Angkor Lodge are entitled to 10 per cent discount when having meals in our restaurant. The restaurant also serves western breakfast from 6.30 a.m. onward in the morning. Please visit the restaurant webpage for more information and our colorful pictorial menu. Please note that breakfast is included in the room rates for Yaklom Angkor Lodge's guests.
Types of room/occupancy available are : single, double, and twin. Please also inform us in your reservation if an extra bed is required. This extra bed is subject to charge. (See room rates below.)

To enable us in arranging the services accordingly and appropriately for you (pick-up from plane or boat, car rent, guide, etc.), prior reservation is recommended.
Please send us with your reservation/confirmation the arrival details (mean of transportation to Siem Reap, name of airline&flight number, name of boat or bus company, expected time of arrival, planned check-out date and time, and other as necessary). (Please note that pick up from Siem Reap boat dock is subject to USD10.- charge. Transfer to boat dock is free of charge.) As we do not require advanced deposit or credit card number (for your security reason), this information will help us secure the room for you, in addition to smooth arrangement of other services.

To make reservation or further enquiry, please send your email to : yaklomrep@yahoo.com and please cc. to : sawasdeesr@gmail.com You can also telephone to : 011-910655 and 012-983510 for calls inside Cambodia or +85511910655 and +85512983510 for calls from outside Cambodia.

Since 1997, Sawasdee Food Garden has been catering the world-famous Thai cooking to those who come to visit Angkor. Our Chef from Thailand prepares all dishes, and that is why we can ensure you of the authenticity of the served meals. We market food materials twice a day, or more, in order to ensure the freshness of the materials. Quality materials are carefully hand-picked from the morning and afternoon markets of Psa Chas (old market), and Psa Leu (central market). These include many kinds of fish freshly caught from the great Tonle Sap lake -a must-order-menu- when you are in our place. Necessary ingredients are imported from Thailand.

Lunch and Dinner

We serve lunch and dinner in a la carte, set menu, and buffet styles. Our extensive, multi-lingual (Khmer, English, Japanese, and Thai), and pictorial menu provides you easy guide in ordering our dishes. If you plan for a large group lunch or dinner (set or buffet), please kindly contact us in advance. And don't forget to try our legendary TOMYAMKUNG and PHADTHAI when you are at Sawasdee! A long list of drinks is also available.

Apart from lunch and dinner, we also serve western breakfast from 6.30 a.m. everyday. Set and a la carte breakfast are available. Enjoy breakfast in our garden before you start your day to explore Angkor.

Whether you come in individual or in group, you will always find your favourite corner to enjoy your meal surrounded by the topical green plants. We also have an air-conditioned room which can seat up to 32 persons. In all, Sawasdee Food Garden can accommodate customers up to 120 persons at a time.
If you arrange your visit to Angkor in group, and would like to have meals at our place; we would like to request that you make prior reservation so that we can prepare everything according to your needs and preference. Reservation can be made via e-mail (yaklomrep@yahoo.com -also with copy to sawasdeesr@gmail.com). We do need your final confirmation in person upon your arrival in Siem Reap in order to work out final arrangement and details. Apart from a la carte menu, for those who come in group we also have set menu at reasonable rates. Please contact at the same email addresses for details .

Sawasdee lunch boxes, picnic lunch, or even onsite buffet lunch are gaining more and more popularity. We do not charge extra cost of tranport if the site is within the main temple complex (small and grand circuits) for picnic and buffet lunch. Should you need someone to cater snacks or meals for the party at your place, check with us for details and prices, and see if we can do this for you.

If you arrive Siem Reap by plane and already provided arrival details to us with your reservation/confirmation, our staff or driver should be waiting for you in front of the respective arrival hall showing the sign of our place's name with your name on it. In this case, you may not need to contact taxi stand at the arrival hall. After completing immigration formality and collecting luggages, please proceed straight to the front of the arrival hall. Our staff will be among the hotel/travel agent crew holding the sign of our place with your name.

If you arrive Siem Reap by boat from Phnom Penh or Battambang and request for pick up, our staff will be waiting for you at the Siem Reap boat dock at Chong Khneas by the Tonle Sap lake. (We would appreciate if you could provide beforehand the name of the boat company you will travel with, as the arrival time may be different from the others.) Please be seriously noted that the Siem Reap boat dock may be quite messed up with many people, as there is normally a lot of hassles, and touts running around boat passengers/tourists. Please make sure you approach our staff who holds the properly made sign with your name, and not just a piece of paper. DO NOT BELIEVE ANYONE SAYING THAT OUR PLACE IS CLOSED, FULL, TOO FAR, DIRTY, RE-LOCATED, VERY BAD or whatsoever, as these people try to get you to the guesthouse/hotel from which they can charge commission.

If you arrive in Siem Reap by taxi or bus from Bangkok or Poi Pet (the Thai-Cambodian border), please insist the driver to drop you at our place. Some bus companies will drop (sell) tourist passengers to the guesthouse/hotel they have agreed with for the commission. If you are dropped off somewhere in town and want to be picked up, please call us at Tel: 012-983510, 011-910655, and we will send our car to pick you up. To find our place by yourself, please check in the map at : www.canbypublications.com/maps/srmapmain.htm Our place is located on the eastern (right) side of the Siem Reap river, on the second street from the river (Wat Bo street) just 50 m north of National Route Number 6 (Sawasdee & Yaklom).

If you arrive Siem Reap by bus from Phnom Penh, Battambang, Kampong Cham, SihanoukVille, Kratie, Ratanakiri and other destinations within Cambodia; please let us know by phone (more preferred) or by email (well beforehand) the name of bus company and your approximate time of arrival so that we can arrange for pick up at the bus station.

Sawasdee Food Garden :
Sawasdee Food Garden is situated side by side with Yaklom Angkor Lodge accessible through the same gate.